- Northern Power Station
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Northern Power Station Location Port Augusta, SA Commission date 1985 Operator(s) Alinta Power station information Primary fuel coal Generation units 2 Power generation information Net generation 544 MW Website
alintaenergy.com/assets/generation/flinders/Northern Power Station is located in Port Augusta, South Australia. It is coal powered with two 260 MW steam turbines that generate a total of 520 MW of electricity. It is operated and maintained by Flinders Power employees.[1]
Northern gets its coal by railway from the Leigh Creek Coal Mine, 280 km to the north.
Carbon Monitoring for Action estimates this power station emits 3.62 million tonnes of greenhouse gases each year as a result of burning coal.[2]
See also
- Playford B Power Station
References
- ^ "ASX Release on Babcock and Brown acquisition of NRG Energy's South Australian energy assets" (Press release). Babcock Brown. http://www.babcockbrown.com/media/75109/babcock%20&%20brown%20acquires%20nrgs%20south%20australian%20power%20assets.pdf.
- ^ "Carbon Monitoring for Action". Center for Global Development. http://carma.org/plant/detail/45280. Retrieved 2011-03-05.
External links
- Alinta website
- Northern Power Station is at coordinates 32°32′34″S 137°47′15″E / 32.542909°S 137.787443°ECoordinates: 32°32′34″S 137°47′15″E / 32.542909°S 137.787443°E
Categories:- Coal-fired power stations in South Australia
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